Dish drainer



Aug. 28, 1934.

B. B. FEINGOLD DISH DRAINER Original Filed Jan. 29, 1952 Patented Aug. 28, 1934 ENT OFFICE l msn DRAINER Bernard B.Feingold, Astoria, N. Y.

Application January 29, 1932, Serial No. 589,604

RenewedJuly 19,1934

'z'claims. 01. 141-11) This invention relates to dish drainersa The drainer, according to this-invention is so constructed that it automatically adjusts itself to different sizes of. dishes. It opens up to accommodate the larger dishes and can be folded when not injuse. Among other things, it has the advantage over the drainer of my Patent #1,822,087,

in that a lug is provided to limit the amount of the opening up, thereby preventing any possibility of the dishes being dislodged.

These and other objects and advantages will become apparent upon afurther studyof the description and drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan viewof thedrainer, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the drainer in normal open position, Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the drainerin its extreme open position with a part of the right hand frame broken away, and Fig. 4. is an end elevation showing the drainerin folded positionwith part of a supporting leg broken away. i

The drainer consists essentially of two oppositely disposed wire rack frames pivotally mounted on pins 5. Each frame comprises an upper longitudinal bar 6, preferably formed of wire, bent at the ends to form end bars 7. The wire forming these bars is continued on and looped over to form supporting legs 8, the end of the wire being looped over pivot pin 5 and terminating in part 9. The wire, forming lower longitudinal bar 10, is bent up and looped over at its ends to form guards 11. Bar is soldered or welded to part 9 at its junction with guard 11. Intermediate of end bars 7, are a plurality of spaced cross bars 12. The cross bars 12 are grouped in pairs, the bars of a pair being joined by a yoke at their upper ends to form a U-shaped member. The lower ends of cross bars 12 are soldered or welded to lower bar 10, while the yokes connecting their'upper ends are soldered and welded to upper bar 6. Cross bars 12 have a bend in them so that they extend from bars 6 inwardly and then bend downwardly to their connection with lower bars 10. End bars 7 have a similar bend. The bend is a very useful feature. It permits upper bars 6 to be separated widely for large dishes, while cross bars 12 remain close enough together to hold up small dishes between them. The bars 6, 7, 10 and 12 comprise the dish supporting frames.

Mounted on pivot pin 5, just inside its outer ,head, is a washer 13. Another washer 14 is mounted just inside its, inner head, while lug 15 is mounted on pivot pin 5 between legs 8 of the rack frames. Lug 15 is substantially T shaped, lthe stem of the T being loosely mounted on pivot pin 5 with its cross head suspended below. Each end of the cross piece is provided with a projection'lfi, the projection at one end of the .cross'piecepointing outwardly, while .the projection at the other end points inwardly. The projections 16 engage the underside of the corresponding leg 8.

i For holding the smaller dishes, one of which is indicated in part bythenumeral 17, Fig. 2, the legs 8 are substantially horizontal and clip 15 is in contact with the supporting surface upon which the drainer stands. i

For holding the larger dishes, one of which is indicated'in part by the numeral 18, Fig. 3, bars 6' are rotated away or spread out from each 0 other, raising lug 15 from the supporting surface. Thei'spreading out of bars 6 is limited by the engagement pf projections l6.with the underside ,of legs 8. The weight .of the .dishes and their frictional contact with the inner side of bars 6 holds the drainer in open position.

Guards 11 at the ends of the rack frame are provided to prevent cups or other rounded uten sils from falling out of the drainer at the ends. Also cups can be placed upside down over said 0;- guards.

In order to fold the drainer, when not in use, bars 6 are brought together, cross bars 6 and end bars '7 being mounted to clear each other.

I claim:

1. A folding dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed elongated dish supporting frames and supporting legs to which said frames are fixedly connected, there being a pair of said legs for each frame, means for pivotally connecting the legs of one frame to the legs of the other, the legs for each frame contacting with the supporting surface on which the drainer stands, on the same side of the pivotal connecting means as their corresponding frame is situated when the frames are unfolded.

2. A dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed elongated dish supporting frames and supporting legs, each frame comprising an upper bar and a lower bar and a plurality of spaced cross bars at intervals along the length or" the frame, said cross bars extending between and connecting said upper and lower bars and having a bend in them causing them to extend from the upper bar inwardly and then downwardly, a pair of said legs being provided for each frame, means for pivotally connecting the legs of one frame to the legs of the other, the lower bar of each frame being rigidly connected to its corresponding legs at a distance from the pivotal axes of said pivotal connecting means, the legs of each frame contacting with the supporting surface on which the drainer stands, on the same side of said pivotal axes as their connection to their corresponding lower bar.

3. A folding dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed elongated dish supporting frames, supporting legs to which said frames are rigidly connected, there being a pair of legs for each frame, means for pivotally connecting the legs of one frame at their inner ends to the legs of the other, enabling the drainer to be unfolded varying amounts, the pivotal axes of said pivotal connecting means being between and spaced from the rigid connections of said frames to said legs, the legs for each frame contacting near their outer ends with the supporting surface on which the drainer stands, on the same side of said pivotal axes as their rigid connections to their corresponding frames are situated, and a lug for each pair of legs rotatably mounted upon said pivotal connecting means and extending downwardly therefrom for supporting the inner ends of said legs .upon the supporting surface when the drainer is in partly unfolded position.

4. A dish drainer as claimed in claim 3, having means on said lug for blocking beyond a predetermined amount, the rotation, for the unfolding of the drainer, of one pair of legs with respect to the other.

rigidly connected, there being a pair of legs for 5 each frame, a pivotal connection for each pair of legs for pivotally connecting the inner ends of the legs of each painsaid pivotal connections coming between and spaced from the connections of said frames to said legs, the legs for each frame contacting near their outer ends with the supporting surface on which the drainer stands on the same side of said pivotal connections as their corresponding frame, a T shaped lug having its stem mounted upon the pivotal connection of each pair, with the cross head of said clip depending therefrom, and means on said cross head engaging said legs to prevent the unfolding of the frames beyond a predetermined amount.

6. A folding dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed dish supporting frames, supporting legs to which said frames are rigidly connected, there being a pair of legs for each frame, a pivotal connection for each pair of legs for pivotally connecting the inner ends of the legs of each pair, said pivotal connections coming between and spaced from the connections of said frames to said legs, the legs for each frame contacting near their outer ends with the supporting surface on which the drainer stands on the same side of said pivotal connections as their corresponding frame, a lug mounted between the legs of each pair upon their pivotal connection said lug having a depending portion provided with oppositely directed projections engaging said legs to prevent the unfolding of the frames beyond a predetermined amount.

'7. A folding dish drainer comprising a pair of oppositely disposed elongated dish supporting frames and supporting legs to which said frames are fixedly connected, there being a pair of said legs for each frame, a pivot pin for connecting each leg of a pair with its corresponding leg of the other pair at the inner ends of the legs, the legs of each frame contacting near their outer ends with the supporting surface on which t1 e drainerstands on the same side of said pins as where their corresponding frame is located when the drainer is unfolded, a lug mounted on each pin, and means on each lug engaging the legs to prevent the unfolding'of the frames beyond a predetermined amount.

-BERNARD B. FEINGOLD. 

